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2018-02-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US continues to supply Kurds with arms, provoking Turkey -- Russian FM

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Posted by Fred 2018-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 Screw em.

Provoke Turkey, who gives a damn? I wish we could get Russia on board to bitch slap them. I love to see someone drop a JDAM on Erdogan's butt.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-02-16 09:49|| 2018-02-16 09:49|| Front Page Top

#2 If Sec Tillerson says "never given heavy arms to the YPG," but Turkey say it is a major issue, who is arming them? Deep State Special Access Program or other rogue spooks? Why does the right hand never know what the left is doing?

Posted by Jeremiah Gleretle3997 2018-02-16 10:23|| 2018-02-16 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 How about giving them some AA?

Posted by 3dc 2018-02-16 13:15|| 2018-02-16 13:15|| Front Page Top

#4 We're attempting to keep old promises?

Posted by Butch Whomoger1516 2018-02-16 16:01|| 2018-02-16 16:01|| Front Page Top

#5 If Sec Tillerson says "never given heavy arms to the YPG,"

That might be sleight of hand. We haven't, but we may have provided funding or even spoken to third countries to provide those arms. And what do we mean by heavy weapons?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-02-16 16:37|| 2018-02-16 16:37|| Front Page Top

#6 It occurs to me that we may have lent, leased or sold heavy weapons to the Kurds. A gift? Definitely not!

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-02-16 16:40|| 2018-02-16 16:40|| Front Page Top

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